Precious Guidance

What to Talk About

Alfred Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:59:45 +0000

(Thanks must go to my most excellent correspondent Nancy Beiman for steering me to this submerged wreck).

The Attractive Child

Alfred Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:59:44 +0000

The fashions of the past, whether of dress or of thought, help to make it seem remote from today. How can people ever have worn such clothes or had such ideas? They must have been very different from us, mustn't they?

Brainwashing is a Cinch!

Alfred Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:59:44 +0000

The Ethel Cotton Course in Conversation

Alfred Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:59:44 +0000

Do YOU suffer from poor conversational skills? Although nowadays I may seem confident to the point of arrogance, I used to be just like you. My own failings in social intercourse embarassed me so much that if I was approached by an acquaintance in the street, I'd frequently run away to another town and start a fresh life under an assumed name, rather than risk exposing my inadequacies to public ridicule.

Entertainment for all Occasions

Alfred Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:59:44 +0000

Thanks again to Nancy Beiman for this useful little book which she generously passed on to me - presumably having memorised much of its content.